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12/22 11:02 CST UConn stays No. 1 in women's AP Top 25 poll after rout, Texas,
South Carolina, UCLA next
UConn stays No. 1 in women's AP Top 25 poll after rout, Texas, South Carolina,
UCLA next
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
UConn, Texas, South Carolina and UCLA all cruised to easy victories to remain
atop The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll released Monday.
The Huskies routed then-No. 11 Iowa in the Women's Champions Classic on
Saturday to stay unbeaten and hold on to No. 1 spot in the Top 25. UConn
received 25 first-place ballots from the 32-member national media panel. Texas
got the other seven to stay No. 2 in the final poll of the calendar year. The
next poll will be released Jan. 5.
Texas Tech (14-0) entered the poll for the first time since 2012 after beating
then-No. 15 Baylor 61-60 on Sunday. The win over the Bears was the Red Raiders'
first over a ranked opponent this season and dropped Baylor to 22nd. It also
was Texas Tech's first win over Baylor since 2011.
The top seven teams remained unchanged with South Carolina and UCLA following
Texas. LSU, Michigan and Maryland were next. Oklahoma and TCU were tied for
eighth with Iowa State 10th after a last-second victory over Kansas.
Rising Louisville Louisville climbed up three spots to No. 13 after routing then-No. 17 Tennessee. The Lady Vols fell to 23rd. The Cardinals have won six straight games.
Unbeatens and winless teams There are 12 undefeated women's basketball teams left through Sunday: Alabama, Arizona State, Texas and Texas Tech are 14-0. Georgia, Iowa State, LSU, Maryland and TCU are 13-0. Nebraska, UConn and Vanderbilt are 12-0. Nine teams are still looking for their first win, including three from the Northeast Conference (Central Connecticut, Mercyhurst and Saint Francis). Joining them are Niagara, Long Beach State, Valparaiso, New Orleans, Florida A&M and Louisiana-Lafayette.
Conference supremacy With Washington dropping out of the Top 25 , the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference each have eight ranked teams. The Big 12 is next with four and the ACC has three. The Big East and Ivy League each have one ranked team.
Game of the week Teams are off for the holidays until Sunday when No. 4 UCLA visits No. 21 Ohio State as the only matchup between ranked teams that day. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
Rising Louisville Louisville climbed up three spots to No. 13 after routing then-No. 17 Tennessee. The Lady Vols fell to 23rd. The Cardinals have won six straight games.
Unbeatens and winless teams There are 12 undefeated women's basketball teams left through Sunday: Alabama, Arizona State, Texas and Texas Tech are 14-0. Georgia, Iowa State, LSU, Maryland and TCU are 13-0. Nebraska, UConn and Vanderbilt are 12-0. Nine teams are still looking for their first win, including three from the Northeast Conference (Central Connecticut, Mercyhurst and Saint Francis). Joining them are Niagara, Long Beach State, Valparaiso, New Orleans, Florida A&M and Louisiana-Lafayette.
Conference supremacy With Washington dropping out of the Top 25 , the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference each have eight ranked teams. The Big 12 is next with four and the ACC has three. The Big East and Ivy League each have one ranked team.
Game of the week Teams are off for the holidays until Sunday when No. 4 UCLA visits No. 21 Ohio State as the only matchup between ranked teams that day. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
